The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-27
FARM AND FIREslpe.

Blue grass and clover make excel
lent pasture for swine.
"A small piece of butter placed in
starch is said to give fine polish.
If you have no dark place for the
fruit cans, wrap each one separately in
heavy paper.
Mr.. Wilmer Atkinson thinks that
before many years nut grove will be
considered requisite Of every well-or-
dered farm.
"A Cure for Weakness Of Nerves:
People suffering from weakness of
nerves should seek relief in eating
largely of celery (bleached cclery);
when not in season, onions.
Whipped Potatoes: Whip boiled
potatoes very light with u fork; beat in
butter, pepper, salt; add frothed white
of an egg. Toss irregularly in dish.
Set in oven two minutes, but do not let
it color.
To Preserve Stakes: To preserve
stakes, posts, ETC., placed in the earth,
from going rotten or decaying, one dips
the ends of them in the following mix
turc: Heat three gallons of tar in an
iron pot, then add one pound of lime
and one pound of coal powder, and stir
thoroughly.
Spice Cake: One and one-half cup
fuls of buttermilk, one and one-half
cupfuls of brown sugar, onc-fourth cup
full of butter or shortening, one tea
| spoonful of soda, one teaspoonful each
of cinnamon, cloves, allspice and two
and one-half to three cupfuls of -four,
accordingly to the richness of the but
termilk. Boston Budget.
Iced Tea: For each person allow
one teaspoonfu! of black tea, pour boil
ing water upon itand let it stand where
it will "draw' for ten minutes; cool it
in refrigerator, or on the bottom Of
the cellar. When ready to serve.
sweeten, enrich with cream and pour
upon bits of ice in g glass. Farmer
and Manufacturer.
The lessons the farmer learns by
experience are good but expensive.
The person who has not been trained
to habits of observation can hardly be
expected to be any thing else but Il slow
scholar, even in learning the habits
and nature of objects by which he is
daily surrounded. Farm, Field and
Stockman.
1t is not Mt all uncommon to see
people scratching the passages into the
ears with pins, especially hairpins.
toothpicks, ear scoops, pencils, etc.
The habit is very dangerous one.
Many cases of serious inflammation of
the ear and permanent deafness have
resulted from it. The advice, ''never
put anything into your ear but the end
of your elbow" ought to be heedcd.-
Good Housekeeping
A correspondent of the English
Mechanic gives the following remedy
for rheumatism which he has tried with
success: One quart of milk, quite hot,
into which stir one ounce of alum; this
makes curd and whey. Bathe the part
affected with the whey until too cold.
In the meantime keep the curds hot,
and after bathing put them on as a
poultice, wrap in flannel, and-go to
sleep (you caO. Three applications
should be perfect cure, even in
aggravated cases.
The best place to store honey when
removed from the hives is in hot, we'll.
ventilated rooms. Some cellars may
do, but have none in which the honey
will not in time get thin, break the
capping and run from the boxes. and
extracted honey grows thin and bub.
bling. One year, while experimenting
to find a suitable place for storage,
some was put in an empty chamber,
some in the cellar, and a portion pu,
on the top of IL cupboard in the kitchen
where coal fire was kept, and the
thermometer ut times in the porch adj
joining indicated 100 in the shade. In
the latter place the honey kept perfect.
ly, and in the others grew watery, ooz'
ing from the combs.-BoSton Globe.